# Bhiwandi collapse: 10 dead, officials faulted for misclassifying building 2026-08-08T20:04:18+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Ten people died when a four-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi, Thane district, on the night of July 30, authorities said. The National Disaster Response Force recovered bodies and rescued a woman alive; three people were injured. About 25 to 30 people were inside the 45-room Kohinoor Building when it fell, and three to four labourers are still feared trapped under the rubble. The Hindustan Times reports that civic officials had wrongly classified the building as 'C2B' instead of a more dangerous category, which delayed eviction and repairs. The Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation has ordered fresh audits of all similar structures and will take action against officials who filed false reports. Police have registered an FIR against the owner and a contractor for unauthorised work. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Bhiwandi, building collapse, Maharashtra, NDRF, rescue operation, Thane Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/6-dead-in-thane-building-collapse-rescue-on/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/6-dead-in-thane-building-collapse-rescue-on/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.